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Sarg 9 - Sumantra Tells Rishyashring's Story

The able minister Sumantra said to Raajaa in a lonely place - "What I have heard from Puraan that your son will come only through a Rishi, because Sanat Kumaar told this story. 'Maharshi Kashyap's son is Vibhaandak, a very well known Rishi. And his son would be Rishyashring. He will be brought up in the forest only by his father, that is why he will not be able to know anybody else except his father. He will be a complete Brahmchaaree and will not be able to marry. He will be dedicated to his father and Agni, and worship only them.

Rompaad will be the king of Ang Desh. He will be very mighty but because of his faults there will be a terrible storm in his kingdom. Both the king and the  public will be scared of that. Then he will ask about his Karm that 'What are my Karm? If you know them, please tell me so that I can be free from them.'

At this Braahman will tell him to invite Rishyashring Rishi with respect and to marry his daughter Shaantaa to him. Raajaa will think over it that how to bring him into his country. Then with the consultation of his ministers, he will send his ministers and Purohit to bring him in his kingdom. They will refuse to go because of the fear of the Rishi, and tell the king another way to invite him without any fault. 

Then they will invite him through a prostitute, and the king will marry his daughter Shaantaa to him. They will have a son who will help you in getting a son.' This was told by Sanat Kumaar.

Dashrath got very happy to hear this. Then he asked the way to invite Rishyashring Rishi.

Sarg 10 - Rishyashring Brings Rains

Sumantra said - "Now I tell you the way Rompaad invited Rishyashring Rishi to his capital. Rompaad's ministers and Purohit said - "We have thought a way which should not fail to work. Rishyashring has always bee busy in Tapasyaa and Ved studies that is why he has not seen any worldly pleasures. So we will arrange those worldly pleasures for him. They will attract him and he will come here after them. So for this, some beautiful prostitutes should be sent there to attract him. They will bring him here."

Hearing this a few most beautiful prostitutes were sent there. They stayed a bit far from his Aashram. Rishyashring had never come out of his Aashram. He enjoyed only his father's company and had never seen anybody else's face. So one day he saw those beautiful prostitutes who were singing in their sweet voice. Muni had never seen such beautiful girls before in his life time.

Muni got very happy to see them and he asked them to come to his Aashram. They went with him. Muni offered them fruits and flowers and roots. After that the prostitutes came back to their place. At the time of leaving they gave him some Laddoo (Indian sweets) and told that those were the fruits from their place. Muni took them like the fruits of his own forest. Muni liked those fruits very much. Muni got very sad after they had left.

Next day Muni again went to that place where those prostitutes were staying. Seeing Muni coming to them, they ran towards him and said - "Today you will come to our Aashram. We also entertain our guest like you did." Muni went to their Aashram. They brought him to the city.

As he entered the city, it started raining there. Seeing rains coming, Rompaad knew that Rishi had come. He came and worshipped Rishi and married his daughter Shaantaa to him."

Son Will Come

It means that they will come from heavens not by ordinary way.

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